The approximately 40-foot-long sailboat was washed up on the beach at South Causeway Park at the northeast base of the Fort Pierce bridge early Wednesday.

The boat, one of a handful anchored in the Fort Pierce Inlet during Hurricane Dorian, was driven to the shore by strong winds.

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A sailboat washed ashore at South Causeway Park Tuesday Sept. 3, 2019, in Fort Pierce, as high winds and rain from feeder bands from Hurricane Dorian affects the Treasure Coast.
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Several people stopped to take pictures in front of the boat Wednesday, including some posing as if they were pushing it back into the water.

“It’s still anchored, but with the tide changing, it got loose,” said Fort Pierce resident Mark Eplin, who was taking pictures of the boat. “There’s no damage to the boat. I’m just glad it’s not torn up.”

St. Lucie County officials were not immediately available to comment on what will happen to the boat. The county and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission typically try to locate the owner to remove it.

Boat owners sometimes find it too costly and abandon the boat, in which case the FWC taps into its fund to remove derelict vessels.